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Marcus Knight

American football player and coach (born 1978)

Marcus Larae Knight (born June 19, 1978) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the wide receivers coach at Yale University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football at Michigan and professionally as a wide receiver and kick returner for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL and wide receiver and defensive back for the Philadelphia Soul and Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Marcus Knight retired from playing in 2008 and was hired by Valparaiso University as the wide receivers coach.

Knight's nephew, Zelous Wheeler, is a professional baseball player.

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